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No single geological terrain preserves the complete history of Earth's earliest continental crust. By combining evidence from several exceptionally well-preserved natural laboratories, the BICO project investigates complementary geological records preserved in contrasting environments, enabling fundamental models of early continental evolution to be tested with unprecedented confidence.
Lake Inari Terrain
Lake Inari Terrain
Finland
Rommaeno Complex
Rommaeno Complex
Finland and Sweden
West Troms Complex
West Troms Complex
Norway
Fault-bounded graben
Beneath the Great Unconformity
Escaped high-grade metamorphism
Protected from erosion by Caledonian nappes
Extensive archipelago
Extensive fell landscape
Boat-based geological mapping
Fell-based geological mapping
Shore-based geological mapping
Continuous shoreline exposures
Continuous fell exposures
Surface and deep crustal structure (FIRE seismic reflection profile)
Ancient crust beneath a globally significant unconformity
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